, 1887-12-22

A FEARFUL STORM AT SEA /!
McAULIFF WANTS TO FIGHT !
The Murderer Of Sidney Clark Found
Gully Of Murder in the Second
. gree McClain to Hang.
LEGISLATIVE


LEGISLATIVE
o. IA. Dec. IT-The house Is
semh.ed at the usual time and pio-|
cse -ugs opened. \ long discussion
ensued over the joint rules Keanc
presented petition from sutlragiSts
Motion referring all bills on this
question to the Judiciary committee,
@Jilcltet warm debate. The suffra-
glsts wanted ;he bill referred to the
committee on privileges and elec-
tions, led by Thompson and support
ed by keane. Fellows and Humes
made able speeches favoring the mo-
ton. The roll was called and the
vote stood l3 for the motion and IL
against. The vote is considered in
dicative of the defeat of woman suf
frage III the house.
WANTS To FIGHT CARNEY.
BosToN, Dec 17.-Jack McAulifI.
who fought draw of scventy-four
rounds with Carney a short time
since, last night issued challenge to
Carney to fight him again for purse
of $500; the contest to como eff with
in q few weeks.
INDICATIONS FAVORABLE.
NEw YORK, Dec. 1.-THE Tribune
says today: The joint lease of the
Oregon Railway and Navigation com
paHy's property by the Union and
Northern Pacific company's has not
yet been signed. Indications are
favorable to an early agreement it is
said, but the reluctance of the North
ern Pacific to carry out the arrange-
ment authorized by the stock holders
is susceptible of different meanings.
TERRIFIC PASSAGE.
HALIFAX, Dee 1.-THE steamer
British Queen arrived last night after
terrific passage. On Sunday seas
broke over her, washing overheard
the fourth officer, Robert Hangs and
Seaman Wells; both were drowned.
The waves stove in the hatches and
carried away the boots.
wATERY GRAVE.
The schooner Lion, Captain Peters,
arrived after passage of fourteen
days from Bermuda. The captain
and two of the crew, Stephen Water
man and VIM. Smith, were washed
overheard. The captain and Smith
got hold of the bobstay and were
saved. Waterman was lost.
SUPPORTING ANNEXATION.
OTTAWA, Canada, Dec. 1.-THE an
nouneement that Hon. John Ellis,
member of the dominion parliament
from New Brunswick, had through
his paper, the St Johns Globe, come
out openly supporting the question
of annexation to the United States
causes genuine surprise The gov
ernment is very angry at Ellis aud
seAeral parliamentary leaders have
announced that at the o. ening of the
session, Ellis will be tried before the
house on charge of treason.
THE NEVADA BANK.
NEW YORK, Dec IA rumor pre
walls IN Wall street that Mackey Is tc
retire from the Nevada bank. &
Scotch syndicate, it is stated, has bar
gained TO take the bank, paying the
market value of all the Institutions
assets, and adding $5O0,0O0 for good
will.
RICHARD DAY INTERVIEWED.
SAN FRANCISCO, Dec 17.-Richard
Day, confidential secretary of John
w. Mackey, was seen to-day regard
ing the report from New York of the
sale of the Nevada bank to Scotch
syndicate, he said: MIR. Mackev,
who g now in Virginia City, knows
nothing of it, and James Flood, no1
his father, are aware that they have
sold out their interest in the bank to
Scotch syndicate or any body else
CASE DISMISSED.
NEW YORK, Dec 17.-The case OF
II. 5. Ives, charged by julius Dexter
OF Cincinnati with stealing a draft
for 100000 from the Cincinnati
Hamilton and Dayton Railway, was
dismissed this morning. Ives saws
he will at once institute proceedings
against Dexter, claiming $IO0,OOC
damages for malicious prosecution.
CELEBRATING HIS EIGHTIBTH BIRTHDAY
DANvERs, Dec. 1.-THE poet, John
II. Whittier, is celebrating his eight
ieth birthday today, and receiving
congratulatory kilograms and letters
from prominent men all over the
country, and cablegrams from many
European admirers.
EVERYBODY JUBnANT.
ASHLAND, Or, Dec. 17.-I2:3O u. IN
All the town is at the depot waiting
the arrival of the San Francisco
train, which is not yet IN sight.
SD. N. The town is profusnIv
decorated, AMI every body jubilant.
To ACT AS SECRETARY.
WASHINGTON, Dec. I7.-The presi,
dent has designated Brigadier Gen
eral MeFeely to act AS secretary OF
war during the absence of Secretary
Endicott.
NOMINATED FOSTER.
NRw YORK, Dec. I7-Tho Nnv
York delegation to the convention of
republican clubs received the uncani-
vocal declination of Channcy NJ
Depew for the presidency of the Ma
tional League, and nominated James
y. Foster, president OF the New York
republican clab, for that position.
BANK STATEMENT.
The bank statement shows il re
served increase of $l,72I.OOO. The
banks now hold over $7.93l, COO in
excess Of the legal rule.
SEVEN MEN KILLED.
WISCHEsTER, Ky, Dec. II. The
feud between the Adams and Cas-
well factions broke out again last
Sunday night in Rock Castle comfy